Johannesburg: Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has said that he is “nervous” about the Proteas’ upcoming “tough” tour of India, starting with the first Test in Mohali on November 5. “I’m a bit nervous. It’s a tough tour for us and this is a big season for South AfricanRead More

New York: Five-time champion Roger Federer will prepare for his US Open semi-final clash with close friend Stanislas Wawrinka by sleeping as much as possible. The 34-year-old Swiss believes napping, as well as the routine of practice and gym work, is just as crucial as he enters his 10th NewRead More

New York: “Super Saturday” is history at the US Open but rain has created a “Fantastic Friday” at Arthur Ashe Stadium with Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in starring roles. Showers postponed Thursday’s scheduled women’s semi-finals to Friday, US Tennis Association officials moving them ahead of the men’sRead More

New Delhi: Bengal pacer Mohammed Shami and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will fancy their chances of staging a comeback to the Indian squad after being included in the preparatory camp for the upcoming home series against South Africa which gets underway next month. Shami has been battling injury problems since theRead More

Mumbai: The managing committee of the Mumbai Cricket Association today finalised the ticket prices for the coming India-South Africa ODI game, the fifth and final clash of the series, at the Wankhede Stadium on October 25. “We have kept the ticket prices in the normal range. They would be pricedRead More

London: England all-rounder Chris Woakes has been ruled out of the final two matches of the one-day internaional series against Australia due to a thigh injury. Woakes, who plays county cricket for Warwickshire, has featured in the first three games of the series but has yet to take a wicket.Read More

Brussels: U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin believes he is steadily catching up with Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt as the two head towards a likely showdown at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games next year. Gatlin, who has twice served bans for doping, was unbeaten at 100 and 200 metresRead More

New York: Novak Djokovic defeated Feliciano Lopez 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/2) to reach the US Open semi-finals, a 21st last-four spot in his last 22 Grand Slams. The top seed and 2011 champion, playing in his 26th consecutive quarter-final at the majors, claimed his 55th match win in NewRead More

Tokyo: Ace Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap advanced to the second round but Ajay Jayaram, PV Sindhu and women’s doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa failed to cross the opening hurdle of the super series badminton tournament here on Wednesday. Commonwealth Games champion Kashyap, who turned 29 on Tuesday,Read More

Karachi: In a startling revelation, Pakistan’s former captain Javed Miandad has claimed that he decided to step down as the national coach in 1999 as some players were openly indulging in corruption and unethical practices. “I told the than Chairman of the cricket board, Khalid Mehmood to take action orRead More